COUNTRYMEN Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

countrymen

noun

plural of countryman

as in compatriots

a person living in or originally from the same country as another met a fellow Canadian countryman while traveling in France

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an awkward or simple person especially from a small town or the country though neither well-educated nor well-dressed, the countryman presented the farmers' case before the state legislature

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Recent Examples of countrymen In some obscure way, Shawn felt responsible for protecting the stranger against the slights of his unyielding countrymen. — Rachel Heng, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026 Swan Song is not exactly endearing Spencer to his countrymen, who generally struggle to sympathize with an indiscreet Old Etonian with a fourth wife and a Northamptonshire-size chip on his shoulder. — Ashley Baker, Air Mail, 3 Oct. 2026 One of his countrymen, Javier Giner, also arrives at the San Sebastián Film Festival with his first movie. — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 21 Sep. 2026 He was haunted by Switzerland’s position of neutrality during the fight against the Nazis, and he was troubled by the accommodations his prosperous countrymen were willing to make after the war to maintain their comfortable detachment. — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026 Cardiff, meanwhile, finished 19th, only avoiding relegation on goal difference, yet emerged unbeaten against their countrymen with two victories and two draws. — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026 Like his fellow countrymen, Marrero — a third-year computer science student at the Agrarian University of Havana — has become adept at adapting. — Juan Carlos López, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2026 Now, after entering its 20th week at Number One, the track has cruised past her fellow countrymen and is the second longest-running Number One single in Billboard Hot 100 history. — Jaeden Pinder, Rolling Stone, 31 Aug. 2026 The Khmer Rouge group that ruled Cambodia from 1975–79 was accused of genocide for causing the deaths of so many of their countrymen from executions, starvation, and lack of medical care due to its radical policies. — ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026

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Noun

Less scrolling on the toilet in fear, more giggling with compatriots in joy.

— Sarah Larson, New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2026
Barrow and Drummond are compatriots from the war; Barrow appreciates Drummond as the first white man who did not first judge him by the color of his skin, but Drummond is acting weird.

— John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026

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In real life millions of peasants were deported, executed, or starved during collectivization.

— Sophie Pinkham, The New York Review of Books, 10 Oct. 2026
Influential courtiers orbited more closely than those with less gravity, and peasants weren’t part of the picture.

— Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of peasants

Noun

Turns out, the government appears to be targeting immigrants who are now citizens with these voter fraud accusations.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
The percentage of voting-age citizens who live in states that offer at least one option for voting before Election Day has increased from 40% to 97% since 2000, according to the nonprofit Center for Election Innovation & Research.

— Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of citizens

Noun

During summer, the Pinzolo cable car climbs to Doss del Sabion at 2,100 metres, where panoramic views stretch across the Brenta range and an extensive network of walking trails caters for everyone from casual hikers to experienced mountaineers.

— Vicki Power, TheWeek, 14 Sep. 2026
At that time, it was called Hostellerie des Sherpas and functioned as a lodge for Everest mountaineers.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Sep. 2026

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